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Sonia's letter to Maharashtra CM not out of resentment: Balasaheb Thorat SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 19, 2020, 04:34 PM IST Share Synopsis In the letter dated December 14, she demanded reservation in government contracts for SC/ST professionals to promote entrepreneurship among them, among other things. Maharashtra revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Balasaheb Thorat on Saturday said that Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray not out of resentment, but as part of a dialogue process. Gandhi has written a letter to Thacke...

Sonia Gandhi had writte to Uddhav Thackeray earlier this week. (File) Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said there was nothing to be read between the lines in Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's letter to his party chairperson Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, adding the two parties were in an alliance and there was no "pressure politics". "Sonia Gandhi is the president of UPA (United Progressive Alliance). She and Sharad Pawar had an important role in the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (Maharashtra's ruling coalition). While allying, we had created a Common Minimum P...

NEW DELHI: The Shiv Sena on Saturday said there was no pressure politics by the Congress after Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to Uddhav Thackeray seeking welfare measures for dalits and tribals in Maharashtra. "If the Congress party has brought forward an agenda which is in the interest of people of Maharashtra and the state, then, it should be welcomed. There is no pressure politics," Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Sonia's letter. Sonia had written to Maharashtra chief minister reminding him of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government and seeking the implem...

Focus on welfare of Dalits and tribals: Sonia to Thackeray   Fri, Dec 18 2020 11:00:15 PM Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to ally and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray asking him to implement the Common Minimum Programme in the state 'in letter and spirit,' especially pertaining to the welfare of the Dalits and tribals. Referring to suggestions she had received, Gandhi said that the budget allocation for the development of SC/ST communities should be in proportion to their share in the population with focus on schemes that would help bri...

Cong’s newfound assertiveness Often regarded as a third wheel in the Maharashtra alliance, Congress is now looking to assert itself more aggressively in the government's functioning and policy making. While the SC/ST communities in Maharashtra have traditionally been a loyal support base of the Congress, some party leaders from the community have complained that the NCP, which heads the social welfare department, was running away with the credit for various social welfare initiatives. Apart from reservations for the SC/ST entrepreneurs, Gandhi has also demanded that “the budget allocation...